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British and US intelligence suggests a bomb might have downed the aeroplane that crashed in the Sinai desert but Russia has been quick to dismiss these statements. We also look at Xi Jinping’s rare state visit to Vietnam…

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The downing of a Russian fighter jet by a Turkish F-16 yesterday morning was met by a fierce riposte from Russian president Vladimir Putin, but it won’t necessarily provoke a military response. In recent days Nato allies…

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Art dealers, collectors and art-lovers will be wandering the gallery-packed halls of Frieze New York on Randall’s Island this weekend. The contemporary-art show runs alongside the inaugural Tefaf New York Spring fair this…

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Today’s US presidential debate will see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go head-to-head in what is expected to be the most crucial moment of the 2016 election cycle so far. A record-breaking TV audience of 100 million –…

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European nations used to fight wars; now they have arguments in airless rooms about the size of bananas. It may not be exciting but it is undoubtedly progress. This didn’t happen by accident. At the end of the Second World…

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Hungary’s foreign affairs minister discusses the challenges facing his country’s EU presidency, the importance of an increased role for central Europe and his government’s reputation for media bashing.

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Mitsubishi built Tokyo’s first office block, in the Marunouchi district, 114 years ago, and the firm is behind the area’s current redevelopment into a major financial centre. Overleaf, we dissect a Marunouchi building site…

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Sennheiser is a company of obsessives that have spent decades perfecting headphone and microphone technology to produce the most authentic sound. This nerdish persistence has paid off, as the loyalty of its customer base…